Reflections on a World Without Sports
It’s over. America’s sportsless drought is over. We’ve gone months without...
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Author: Tim Bates
Inspired to Conspire
2020 is already the oddest and most surprising year of my life. Personally, it’s been filled...
Read MoreHow Much Is A Life Worth?
Have you ever thought about how much a person would sell for? Have you considered in dollar...
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Speaking Rightly of God
The book of Job is best known for Job’s patience in enduring a multitude of difficult...
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Strong-Willed Child or Weak-Willed Parent?
Anyone who has been around someone who is the parent of a child has heard the term strong-willed...
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Unforgiving Attack Dogs
The National Football League recently decided to honor former quarterback Mike Vick by making him...
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Supported by the Public
Asking for a raise is one of the most intimidating aspects of being employed. An employee subjects...
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Rebuke, Reprove, Recycle
The internet has proven to be a resource for Christians. It is a good resource for history,...
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Brown Journalism
This past week we witnessed one of the ugliest instances of “journalism” I have ever...
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Good Reputations
This past Sunday two men were up to be affirmed as new elders of our church. As our senior pastor...
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Outsourcing Discipleship
In the secular world, teachers notice a difference between kids whose parents are active in the...
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Choked Out by Thorns
In the fourth chapter of his Gospel, Mark records the Parable of the Sower as told by our Lord and...
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How Much Should Pro Athletes Get Paid?
The short, cold, unflinching answer to the question posed in the title of this post is: whatever...
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Balaam and His Donkey as a Historical Event
In the 22nd chapter of the book of Numbers, we find the story of Balaam and his talking donkey. I...
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How to Fix the NBA
If I had to rank my interest in sports it would go something like this: NFL MLB College Football...
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Sweat Shops
All of us have looked at a tag on a piece of clothing and found the words Made in _____. Typically...
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Tips for a Money Marriage
My wife and I do not have a perfect marriage. We have, however, done some things well. Money has...
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I’m Sorry You Were Confused
On the daily, there is an instance where a social-justice-oriented famous “Christian”...
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God Hears Your Prayers: STTA!
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The first verse of the Bible...
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You Don’t Know What It’s Like
During my unintentionally extended tenure as a college student, I recall hearing this quote...
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Forgive Those Who Have Wronged You
Matthew 6:14-15 (NASB) 14 For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly...
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Why I Love March Madness
I got my first job when I was 16. The first thing I saved up money for was a TV and an antenna....
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Don’t Mention the Tension: STTA!
Somewhere along the way, Denny, we have to reckon with the fact that we – myself included...
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Black Monday
The day after the last day of the NFL regular season is ominously known as Black Monday....
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How Does This Loss Make You Feel?
I am a poor sport and a sore loser and, needless to say, highly competitive. When I have lost a...
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